Chia
CHEE-ah
Letters
4
Syllables
2
Origin
African
Total Births
283
Peak Year
#25 in 1985
First Recorded
1975
Style
Nature-Inspired, Spiritual & Biblical
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
In Igbo, Chia means 'God' or 'God's gift.' Also a type of seed, derived from the Nahuatl word 'chian'.
Gender Split
Numerology
The Adventurer
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